Kathryn has a wealth of knowledge and really helped my dog with separation issues and unfamiliar dogs. Would highly recommend
Kathryn was great. She immediately clicked with my dog Freddy and gave me very clear tasks to focus on with him in his training. The in person sessions were well supported with follow up handouts and correspondence from Kathryn. Great to deal with and clearly very knowledgeable and I can't recommend her enough.
Kathryn provided me with great advice and training techniques for my young dog who is reactive. Kathryn was very professional and the training has so far made a difference to my dogs behaviour, with work continuing! Kathryn also provided me with resources to refer to when required. Would recommend Kathryn if you are having issues with your dogs behaviour.
Kathryn helped me so much with my cats when we moved house and did lots of renovations.
I would highly recommend Kathryn she is extremely knowledgeable and has been a brilliant trainer for both our dog Winnie and me! Kathryn provided us with a detailed behavioural report after an in-depth assessment of Winnie's behaviours which helped us understand potential triggers. There was a clear and detailed treatment plan following our assessment with no judgement or harsh tactics. Through the consistent application of Kathryn's recommendations we have seen a fantastic improvement in Winnie's behaviours and Kathryn was able to recommend subtle adjustments over time to optimise our results. I would highly recommend Kathryn she is extremely knowledgeable and supportive, is down to earth, gives clear goals and put us at ease during what was a very stressful time.
After getting a new rescue pup he was very anxious and under socialised so my vet had recommended going to see Kathryn. We travelled to the clinic for an assessment and Kathryn was brilliant through and through. There was no judgement at all and she was extremely knowledgeable and laid out a thorough training plan to help. Since following Kathryn's guidance, Benji has been a different dog. He can now cope well with strangers in the house, he is a star when we are out for walks and we are working on helping him with his noise sensitivity. Kathryn has been available to contact at every step when I've been unsure about anything and I've also been availing of her puppy classes which have been very beneficial for Benji. Would highly recommend Kathryn for any behavioural problems have seen amazing difference and growth within my dog!
I contacted Kathryn after becoming increasingly concerned about my dogs behaviour with strangers in the home, snapping at others and anxiety. Kathryn come to our house and did a fantastic assessment on Max and listened to all my worries and concerns. She was very reassuring and gave us a really detailed plan to get Max back on the right track. She checked in with us weekly and suspected he may also be in pain and got us a referral to a vet physio where he was diagnosed with a problem with his back. He has since started pain medication and we are continuing our training. Although not an easy fix I have a better understanding of Max and have the tools and guidance now to train him. I know if I need any more support I can contact Kathryn again which is very reassuring.
Kathryn has a deep understanding of dog behavior and a genuine passion for supporting both dogs and their owners. She helped me uncover the reasons behind my dog's reactivity and guided me through effective strategies to manage it. Thanks to her insight and support, I now feel far more confident when socializing my dog especially around people which has significantly reduced her anxiety and improved our overall experience together.
Brought my 4 month old border collie who had struggled in traditional puppy classes which were too intense and too close to other dogs for him to keep under threshold. Also had issues with persistent nipping. Kathryn was excellent in approaching these with her experience and knowledge of behaviour in dogs. Even more than this it was her patience that helped most of all. We were always provided the time and space to slowly build up my pup's confidence and calmness around other dogs and address his needs that were exacerbating nipping using positive reinforcement and understanding of his behaviour and its reasons. As a result I've ended up with an excellent start with my pup and am now able to build him up more and more in other classes and environments where he is now impressive for his age. Please consider Kathryn's classes if you want a good understanding of your pup and why they do things and how to train for these. I feel that if I had continued at more traditional classes I may have ruined my bond with my pup and created reactivity. Now I get excellent engagement from him and we have great understanding from each other I'm delighted! Thank you Kathryn!
We had issues with one of our dogs all of a sudden attacking our other dog causing a lot of stress in our home. Within a week of contacting Kathryn she came to our home and done a full assessment. We then got a step by step plan emailed to us to follow. We are working through the training plan at present and Kathryn is always there giving us advice when needed. Thanks so much Kathryn.
We brought our newborn home and introduced her to our 5 year old miniature dachshund, dog didn't take too well to baby, we were at our wits end and contacted Kathryn who was brilliant and reassuring that dog will settle eventually, with our tailored plan of action, simple exercises and patience he's alot better with her, thank you Kathryn!
Had a very uplifting 4 week puppy course, which increased my confidence training in a positive way. Very friendly and supportive environment my pup had a great time and I've noticed a real difference.
We fostered and then adopted our dog Sasha who couldn't have been easily re-homed due to behavioural issues (suspected abuse). When we first started looking after she was fearful and quickly developed a bond with us but over the subsequent weeks we realised she was seriously both dog and people reactive. We found Kathryn McRobb online and reached out to her for help. Kathryn helped us understand Sasha's issues, her reactivity, fearful aggression and prey drive. We discussed all options, and Kathryn wrote detailed reports for us and our vet as well as providing a comprehensive training programme. Sasha was started on medication and we implemented the training. Over the years we have kept in touch with Kathryn and benefited from her expertise on managing changes with Sasha such as moving house and introducing Sasha to house guests and more recently preparing Sasha for the arrival of our first child. With Kathryn's guidance Sasha has come really far over the years (she is almost a different dog), and we learnt the skills we needed to safely manage a dog with behavioural issues. This allowed us to give a very special dog the life she deserves and to enjoy our time together. If you have a dog with any issues, we would highly recommend Kathryn.
My dog's behaviour has went from 0-100 with all of the help given. I cannot recommend enough, the attention to detail, the feedback and the ongoing help has been incredible.
I'm so glad I took the plunge to contact Kathryn. My dog was really highly anxious, I couldn't even walk him, the experience was dreadful for the both of us. For the first time ever his tail has started to wag on walks and hes even starting to get excited to go out whereas before he would run and hide and cry. Kathryn was so good with him and even give some much needed tips for my other dog too even though she wasn't the focus of the appointment. If you're thinking of using her services definitely do because its more than worth it! Definitely recommend!!
I would highly recommend Kathryn. She was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. We got a behavioral consultation for our newly adopted rescue hound and she gave us fantastic advice and insights. Because of Kathryn, we were able to identify some of his problem behavior early on and stop it from escalating into anything worse. We couldn't have been given more support and reading materials, she really was fantastic.
Kathryn came to help us with our 6 month old mad Dachshund cross puppy and she did not disappoint, she is brilliant! We read the reviews from other pup parents before we booked her and so glad we did. Not only is she an expert in her field she is a lovely warm person. Mabel loved her, and all the tips and training she gave us are really helping us. We highly recommend Kathryn, we love her!
Kathryn is absolutely brilliant and understood straight away what the issue was, I cannot recommend her highly enough! it's a long road but Kathryn was able to give us what we need to help us out with our pooch! thanks
Excellent service. My dog was very shut down I needed a lot of help and support which was always available. I was reassured every step of the way and was given the tools I needed to help finn and myself. Finn is now living his best life.
Our vet suggested the Animal Psychology Clinic when we were having behavioural problems with our very nervous Jack Russel X. Kathryn has been amazing, after visiting our home she gave us a detailed 17 page client report setting out our dogs background history with a thorough safety and management treatment plan. We have been applying these measures for six months now and we are amazed at the positive changes in our relationship with our dog. We are so grateful to Kathryn for all the information she has given us.
I contacted Kathryn about ten weeks after we introduced a dachshund puppy called Dixie to our three maltese ages 6 7 and 10. Our dachshund dixie and one of our maltese casper did not get on very well. We later found out that casper was blind. Kathryn was great and booked an appointment with us to come to our home. She gave us so much information and the session was not rushed. Kathryn gave us invaluable information like giving casper a safe place to sleep and feeding casper separately to avoid any guarding behaviour. When we contacted Kathryn we were at our witts end but with the information she gave us we certainly feel a lot better. Kathryn's knowledge understanding and compassion were above and beyond what we could ever have expected. She still continues to offer support through email and we know she is only a phonecall away. We feel so privileged that Kathryn came to our home and would not hesitate in recommending Kathryn to anyone who is having problems with their pets. You won't be disappointed.
Would highly recommend Kathryn. She has helped so so much with my very hyper 3y/o working cocker spaniels separation anxiety daily training and reactiveness. Seeing the change in Piper and how happy and calm she is now makes me feel so relieved. Thanks so much Kathryn.
Kathryn came out to see me and my 2 dogs as I have been having a few issues with barking and on lead reactivity. The 3 of us all really enjoyed the session and she gave me really great advice. She followed up with an email with a lot of material and I'm really hopeful and looking forward to getting stuck in. Knowing that she is an email away if I have any queries is great too!
Kathryn is a pleasure to work with, no judgement or harsh harmful tactics to train a dog. Her insight and approach is fantastic, already seeing the difference after a few days of training. She was very quick and understanding of our own and our puppies needs, getting hands on with showing us how we could improve as dog owners. After the session she has given detailed notes and resources even being there for followup questions with a genuine want to see our dogs journey and progress. Highly recommend.
Kathryn visited us at home to help with some training for our new pup Beaker, within minutes she had her sitting and lying down, and talked us through all of the things that we were anxious about and struggling with. She was very helpful and provided lots of supporting material for us to use at home, on basic commands, separation anxiety, recall, lead walking, toilet training, all kinds. Beaker has taken to the training so well and we are super proud of her. Would definitely recommend Kathryn to help if you are trying to train your pup!
Having outlined my concerns about the behaviour of my rescue dog, Kathryn arranged a home visit promptly. She spent 2 hours with us, listening, taking notes and giving advice. She left us with some brief written advice, which was followed up by a full report with attachments, detailing actions to take and explanations. We have been implementing these with great success, and will continue to do so. If you're having difficulties with your dog, and are unsure of the underlying reason or how to address the problem, I suggest contacting Kathryn. It is money well-spent and she offers continuing support. Highly recommended.
Kathryn has made a great improvement to our connection with our new pup thank you.
Kathryn was amazing during the consultation that I had requested. Her response to set up an appointment was quick. When she arrived, she took the time to understand the problems and listen to me. Her feedback is informative and offers lots of material to work through at your own pace and makes herself available for any questions that you may have. It is comforting and reassuring that anything I need she is only an email away.
We got help from Kathryn after struggling with an extremely anxious English bull terrier. Her advice has proved to be excellent and Milo has come on leaps and bounds! She really helped us to see just how anxious he was and that it was causing behaviours that appeared aggressive. We received a clear plan of what to do and Kathryn made an effort to stay in touch with follow up advice. It has been months and months now and I can definitely say that Kathryn's methods work long term! Thanks!
We thoroughly enjoyed Kathryn's classes. She was warm and welcoming, and her love for and expertise with the puppies was very evident. She was willing to answer any questions either during class or by email and she always made helpful suggestions. I would highly recommend her classes.
First pup we have ever had the pleasure of raising. Tortured with his puppy biting. Kathryn reassured us what is normal behaviour and provided excellent tips that will hopefully work over the next few weeks.
An excellent course where we learnt so much about training our Golden Retriever pup Reggie. Kathryn is so knowledgeable and friendly, includes everyone attending and makes time to speak to and instruct every participant. She always had enough time to fully answer all queries both in a group setting and on a one to one basis. By following her advice and techniques we experienced good progress every week. She gives you the knowledge and techniques and if you put in the work with your dog you will definitely reap the rewards. We did!!
Many thanks to Kathryn for her help with my GSP Buddy. Every question I asked Kathryn she had an answer and with the handouts given after every class there was lots of information for us plus hints tips and links to harnesses toys etc that we could use with our dogs. I would recommend Kathryn to anyone who has any type of problem with their dog.
My partner and I were experiencing some challenging behaviours with our beloved dog. I had already watched so many videos and read so many articles with limited success. Now I wish I reached out to Kathryn years ago: she has a wealth of experience patience understanding compassion and passion for animals. Kathryn's comprehensive reports and feedback are invaluable. If you're experiencing challenges in being a good parent to your pet or want to gain a better understanding of your pets behaviours I cannot recommend Kathryn highly enough or give her the thanks she deserves for the change she has helped to foster within our lives. The learning will last a lifetime and will further strengthen the bond between you and your pet.
I really enjoyed taking my pup to Kathryn's classes, you could tell she really knows exactly what she's doing and always has helpful hand outs to make continuing the training at home easier. There was always time for individual questions and week on week I could see improvements. I would very much recommend her classes!
I have been struggling with my golden retriever for a while now he was super stressed about walks and being around other dogs. Kathryn recommended some really helpful tips and they have worked wonders, he is a completely different dog now he is super calm at home and he can be walked a few days a week, he even made a brand new friend. I would highly recommended Kathryn she is amazing at what she does.
We had Kathryn out with us a couple of months ago as we are expecting our first baby next month, and as our Cockapoo is not very child friendly we wanted to get to the route cause of her issues so we could start working towards correcting her behaviour. Kathryn took the time to spend 3 hours with us discussing our Cockapoos issues and ways in which we could change certain behaviours. We were then given an in-depth action plan to work on in our own time and I'm delighted to say that any of the tasks we have set our Cockapoo she has smashed!! Kathryn has kept in regular touch with us over the months and has been a fantastic help. I would definitely recommend using her services as she's friendly professional and really knows her stuff!!
Kathryn is very caring, supportive and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend her services.
We contacted Kathryn as we were having behavioural problems with our long-established cat and a new kitten. She was extremely professional, but it was also clear she has a true love for animals and a real rapport with them. Ultimately, following Kathryn's comprehensive and detailed advice, we now have two cats who, whilst they'll never be best friends, tolerate each other. The house is a lot more peaceful now!
I found Kathryn's professional advice excellent. She was able to advise me regarding a very nervous dog and how to overcome his fears. I would definitely recommend her service to dog owners having difficulties.
Having a very nervous and anxious dog I had to seek help in order to best address our pets needs. I contacted Kathryn who put effective plans in place for us. From her initial assessment it was obvious this lady really is passionate about helping animals - her insight and knowledge coupled with her warm personality immediately put us at ease. Kathryn drew up a plan to help us try to help our pet and kept in touch with us throughout offering advice and was genuinely interested in how our dog was coping. Rocco is making great progress and we can see that from the advice that Kathryn gave us, consistency is key and it really is paying off. If you are considering getting help with your pet then you really need to avail of this service - you certainly won't be disappointed.
Kathryn is a true professional, easy to talk to and a great communicator, I would have no hesitation in recommending her services to family and friends.
Kathryn helped us with our cat's urinating problem - there has been steady progress since we saw her. She is very knowledgeable and takes time to meet the owners, understand the issue, and follow up after the initial visit. We can definitely recommend her services.
We had fantastic one to one sessions with Kathryn and these were followed up with lots of useful information. Our dog has made lots of progress, would highly recommend.
We rescued Scout a year ago. She had major trust issues. For months we were unable to touch her and unfortunately she then had a series of health issues that further compounded the problem. Without Kathryn's knowledge, support and compassion we would not have made the progress we did. Kathryn's help and advice was invaluable. I would highly recommend her!
